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Pastors : Jacobus Fabricius, 1669; Bernardus Arensius, 1671-73 ; William Christian Berkenmeyer, 1746 ; Heinrich Moeller, 1784-90; - Groetz, 1791 ; Anthon Theodore Braun, 1794-1800 ; Heinrich Moeller, 1801-06 ; Frederick George Mayer, 1807-42; Henry Newman Pohlman, 1843-67 ; Samuel Sprecher, 1868-72 ; Irving Magee, 1872-82 ; George W. Miller, 1884 to present time.
FIRST GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. Organized in 1854. Church in 1856 on the northeast corner of Franklin and Nucella (Fourth Avenue) streets.
Pastors : C. A. Rechenberg, 1854-57 ; H. G. Hennicke, 1858-60 ; E. Fischer, 1861-68 ; W. Arnst, 1869 ; Peter Seuel, 1870-75 ; William A. Frey, 1876 to present time.
GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. Organized in 1857. Incorporated, October 25, 1858. Corner-stone of church on Bowery, (Central Avenue), laid, January 24, 1859.
Pastor : Earnest Hoffman, 1859 to present time.
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GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN TRINITY CHURCH SOCIETY organized, May 30, 1860. Incorporated July 2, 1860. Church southeast corner of Broad and Alexander streets.
Pastors : J. C. J. Petersen, 1877-80; Conrad Kuehn, 1881-83; Herman Hartwig, 1884 to present time.
ST. PAUL'S GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. Organized from German members of the First Lutheran Church, August 8, 1841, and the society incorporated as the German Evangelical Church, August 10, 1841. Purchased Albany West Station Methodist church, No. 249 State Street, in 1842. Dedicated, May 10, 1842. Incorporated as the Second German Evangelical Lutheran Church, September 5, 1855. Present church south side of Western Avenue, near Lexington, dedicated January 13, 1856.
Pastors : George Saul, 1841-42 ; Edward Meyer, 1832-47 ; Frederick William Schmidt, 1847-55; Charles M. Wossidlo, 1856; Henry Ebsen, 1859- 61; Reinholdt Adleberg, 1862-68; Peter Eirich, 1870-80; G. F. Stutz, 1881 to present time.
METHODIST.
FIRST METHODIST (HUDSON AVENUE) CHURCH. (See pages 402, 409, 443, 449). Society incorporated, April 3, 1811. Church on Division Street abandoned in 1844. Edifice erected in 1844 on the south side of Hudson Street, between Philip and Grand streets. First Presbyterian church, on the southwest corner of Hudson Avenue and Philip Street, purchased in 1883.
Pastors : James Campbell, 1790; Joel Ketchum, 1798; Cyrus Stebbins, John Crawford, Gideon A. Knowlton, 1799-1804 ; Elias Vanderlip, 1805 ; William Phoebus, 1816; Truman Bishop, 1817; Joseph Crawford, 1818-19; Samuel Marvin, 1820: Phineas Rice, 1821-22; Tobias Spicer, 1823-24; Josiah Bowen, 1825-26 ; James Young, 1827-28; J. C. Green, 1829-30 ; Samuel Luckey, 1831-32; John B. Stratton, 1832-33; Charles Sherman, 1834-35; A. M. Osborn, 1836-37; Truman Seymour, 1838-40; Noah Levings, 1841-42; Henry L. Starks, 1842-43; Z. Phillips, 1844; Allen Steele, 1845-46; Andrew Witherspoon, 1847; John Clark, 1848-49; Henry L. Starks, 1850-51; Stephen Parks, 1852-53; Robert Fox, 1854-55; Stephen D. Brown, 1855-56; L. D. Stebbins, 1857-58 ; B. O. Meeker, 1859-60 ; Mark Trafton, 1861-62; C F. Burdick, 1863; Ira G. Bidwell, 1864-66 ; Jesse T. Peck, 1867-69; Merritt Hulburd, 1870-72 ; D. W. Dayton, 1873-75 ; Philip Krohn, 1876-77; W. H. Meeker, 1878 ; E. McChesney, 1879-81 ; John H. Coleman, 1882 to present time.
WESLEY CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH. Organized May, 1834. In- corporated, October 21, 1834. First meeting-house corner Dallius and Bass (Bleecker) streets. Lot on Herkimer Street, between Franklin and South Pearl streets, purchased in 1835. Dedicated, September, 1837. Burned, April 20, 1839. Society afterward held meetings in the Universalist church on Herkimer street. Disbanded, May 22, 1842.
Pastors: Hiram Meeker, 1834-35 ; F. W. Smith, 1838-39.
ASH-GROVE METHODIST CHURCH. Organized as the Ferry Street Metho- dist church, in the school-house on John Street, July 4, 1842. Church erected on corner of Ferry and Franklin streets dedicated, December 4, 1842.
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Building sold in 1864 to the Jewish society of the Beth El synagogue. Site of the Ash Grove church, southwest corner of Westerlo and Broad streets, purchased, January 11, 1864. Edifice dedicated, July 6, 1865. Incorporated, October 17, 1865.
Pastors: S. Remington, 1843; Alfred Saxe, 1844-45; Timothy Benedict, 1846-47; Lyman A. Sanford, 1848-49; John Fraser, 1850-51; A. A. Farr, 1852-53; Hiram Dunn, 1854-55; E. H. Foster, 1856-57; A. A. Farr, 1858; W. R. Brown, 1860-61; Stephen D. Brown, 1862-63; A. A. Farr, 1864-65; W. P Abbott, 1866-68; S. McChesney, 1869-71; S. McKean, 1872-73; H. Graham, 1874-76; J. E. C. Sawyer, 1877-79; J. W. Alderman, 1880-82; Joel W. Eaton, 1883 to present time.
GARRETTSON STATION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH. Organized in August, 1828. Incorporated, September 28, 1829. Also incorporated Sep- tember 28,1829, as the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church. Preaching- house Mechanics' Hall, corner of Chapel and Columbia streets. In Decem- ber, 1829, the society purchased the Circus-building on North Pearl Street. Edifice dedicated in June, 1830. Demolished in 1851, and a new church erected on its site. Dedicated, January 11, 1852. Society incor- porated with that of St. Luke's Methodist church organized in 1881.
Pastors: John J. Matthias, 1828-29; Thomas Burch, 1831-33; Noah Levings, 1834; Salmon Stebbins, 1835; Ephraim Goss, 1838; Joseph Castle, 1840; S. L. Stillman, 1843; M. L. Scudder, 1844-45; John Lindsay, 1846; E. Stover, 1847; James Caughey, 1848-49; D. M. Hall, 1849-50; J. T. Ar- nold, 1851-52; Sanford Washburn, 1853; S. P. Williams, 1854-55; John P. Newman, 1856-57; C. W. Cushing, 1858-59; N. G. Spaulding, 1860-61; J. E. Bowen, 1862-63; G. S. Chadbourne, 1864-66; Dexter E. Clapp, 1867-68; W. G. Waters, 1869-70; W. J. Heath, 1871-73; S. Mclaughlin, 1874-76; J. W. Thompson, 1877-78; G. A. Barrett, 1879-81.
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH. Primitive Methodist meeting-house, No. 249 State Street, near Dove Street, dedicated, December 4, 1831. So- ciety organized, March 28, 1836, as the Albany West Station of the Metho- dist Episcopal church. Corner-stone of edifice erected on corner of Wash- ington and Swan streets laid, November 9, 1841. Dedicated, May 22, 1842. Last services held in building, April 29, 1868. Transept of Trinity church, on north-west corner of Lark and Lancaster streets, dedicated, June 19, 1868. Corner-stone of church laid, October 10, 1875. Dedicated, December 28, 1876.
Pastors : Nathan Watkins, 1831-33 ; Coles R. Wilkins, 1838 ; J. Leon- ard, 1840-41 ; S. L. Stillman, 1842-44 ; T. Spicer, 1845 ; P. M. Hitchcock, 1846:47 ; Thomas Armitage, 1848 ; S. D. Brown, 1849 ; John Frazer, 1850 ; J. E. Bowen, 1851-52 ; Manly Witherell, 1854-55 ; John Parker, 1856-57 ; A. J. Jutkins, 1858 ; M. Bates, 1860 ; S. M. Merrill, 1861-62 ; A. J. Jutkins, 1863 ; Bostwick Hawley, 1864-65 ; Richard Meredith, 1866 ; S. L. Stillman, 1867 ; E. Meredith, 1869 ; Charles Reynolds, 1870-72; W. H. Rowsom, 1873-74 ; Thomas Kelly, 1875-77 ; J. F. Clymer, 1878-79 ; S. M. Williams, 1880-81 ; D. W. Gates, 1882-84 ; F. Widmer, 1884 to present time.
ST. LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH. Society formed in 1881, by the union of the Garrettson and Central Avenue societies. Church on northwest
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corner of Clinton and Lexington avenues. Corner-stone laid, September 18, 1883. Dedicated, June 29, 1884.
Pastors : G. A. Barrett, 1881 ; T. C. Potter, 1882 to present time.
CENTRAL AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH. Organized at No. 205 Central Avenue in 1871.
Pastors : P. P. Harrower, 1871-72 ; Charles Reynolds, 1873 ; D. R. Lowell, 1874-75 ; J. S. Bridgford, 1876; J. C. Russum, 1877-78 ; Rufus Wendell, 1879 ; Hiram Blanchard, 1880; T. C. Potter, 1882.
ARBOR HILL STATION METHODIST CHURCH. Meeting-house on Arbor Hill, Swan Street, between Third and Lumber streets. Incorporated, June 29, 1846. United with the Broadway society to form the Grace Church society, May 3, 1869.
Pastors : J. W. Belknap, 1849-50 ; Edward Noble, 1851 ; J. Leonard, 1852; Myron White, 1853; H. S. Smith, 1854-55; A. A. Farr, 1856 ; E. Watson, 1857-58 ; E. Stover, 1859 ; R. B. Stratton, 1860-61; R. H. Robin- son, 1862-63 ; L. Marshall, 1864 ; A. Canoll, 1865-66 ; I. C. Fenton, 1867-68; J. W. Alderman, 1869.
BROADWAY METHODIST CHURCH. First called the Broadway Mission, No. 867 Broadway. Incorporated, December 19, 1859. United with the Arbor Hill society to form the Grace Church society, May 3, 1869.
Pastors : A. A. Farr, 1860-61; S. McChesney, 1862-63 ; H. L. Starks, 1864-66 ; G. C. Wells, 1867-69.
WESLEYAN CHAPEL. Meeting-house, North Pearl, above Clinton Avenue.
Pastors : M. Bates, 1846-47 ; John Lowrey, 1848-50 ; P M. Way, 1850-51; Samuel Salisbury, 1852-54 ; David Mason, 1859; Thomas Easton, 1860-61 ; Horace B. Knight, 1862 ; John P. Bethkar, 1863-64.
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH. Society formed by the union of the Arbor Hill and the Broadway societies, May 3, 1869. Church, northwest corner of Ten Broeck and Lumber (Livingston Avenue) streets. First meeting- house dedicated, December 19, 1869. Demolished in April, 1880. Corner- stone of the new edifice laid September 21, 1880.
Pastors : J. W. Alderman, 1869-71; Homer Eaton, 1872-74 ; B. B. . Loomis, 1875-77 ; H. C. Sexton, 1878 ; H. D. Kimball, 1879-81; S. V. Leech, 1882 to present time.
FREE CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. Meeting-house in 1857, on Philip Street, and on Green Street, below Hamilton. In 1858 church on the corner of Grand and Lydius (Madison Avenue) streets.
Pastors : E. Goss, 1857-58; Charles H. Richmond, 1859 ; M. Witherell, 1860 ; E. Goss, 1861-62 ; S. L. Stillman, 1863 ; B. Pomeroy, 1864.
BENJAMIN STREET METHODIST CHURCH. Mission School in 1871. Ben- jamin Street, near Whitehall road.
Pastors : W. O. Tower, 1883 ; G. A. Kerr, 1884 to present time.
GERMAN METHODIST CHURCH. In 1853 meeting-house in Rensselaer Street. Afterward in Schuyler Street, between South Pearl and Franklin streets.
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Pastors: M. Lawer, 1848-50; J. Hertell, 1851; J. J. Grau, 1852; Jacob Gaber, 1853; - Schwartz, 1855; F. Dingar, 1856-58.
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ISRAEL CHURCH. Incorporated April 25, 1829. First church in the rear of school-house No. 2 on State Street. Purchased lot north side of Hamilton Street, bweteen Hallenbake and Philip streets, January 6, 1842. Church burned, February 28, 1845. In 1851 meetings held in a building on Jefferson Street, above Eagle. Pur- chased site of present church, No. 365 Hamilton Street, between Dove and Lark streets, September 16, 1854.
Pastors: Richard M. Williams, 1831-35; Eli N. Hall, 1842-43; Jules Campbell, 1844; - Buler, 1846; Richard Robinson, 1851; James M. Wil- liams, 1852; - Ayres, 1856; C. Burch, 1857; George Wier, 1858-59; Abram Crippen, 1860; L. Patterson, 1861-62; James M. Williams, 1863; - Lynch, 1864; W. W Grimes, 1866; Francis Peck, 1867-68; W. M. Watson, 1870; H. J. Rhodes, 1871-72; J. W. Cooper, 1878; J. H. Morgan. 1879-80; W. B. Derrick, 1881-83; Horace Talbert, 1883 to present time.
WESLEYAN AFRICAN METHODIST SOCIETY. Meeting-house in 1845 in Spring Street. Incorporated, April 28, 1845.
Pastors : M. Bates, 1846; John Lowery, 1848-49.
SECOND WESLEYAN AFRICAN METHODIST CHURCH. Meeting-house in 1851, on Orange Street. In 8156, on Third Street, below Lark Street.
Pastors: J. Sands, 1851; J. J. White, 1852-53; J. Sands, 1856-57; S. Streeter, 1859-61; J. Sands, 1866-70; Edward Matthews, 1872.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH. Organized 1831. First meetings held in the house of Christopher Heferstall in Liberty Street. Church in Hallenbake Street, between Beaver and Hudson streets, dedicated Decem- ber 7, 1834.
Pastors : C. W. Denison, 1834 ; Thomas Pearson, 1838-39 ; Albert R. Speer, 1841 ; James Rawson, 1841.
PRESBYTERIAN.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. (See pages 332, 336, 337, 397, 448). Second meeting-house sold December, 1849. Edifice built in 1847-49, on Hudson and Philip streets, dedicated March 10, 1850. Sold to the First Methodist Society in 1883. The present beautiful brown-stone building on the southeast corner of State and Willett streets, at Washington Park, erected in 1883-84, dedicated May 18, 1884.
Pastors : William Hanna, 1763-65 ; Andrew Bay, 176- -; John Mc- Donald, 1785-95 ; David S. Bogart, 1796-98 ; Eliphalet Nott, 1798-1804 ; John B. Romeyn, 1804-08 ; William Neill, 1809-16 ; Arthur Joseph Stans- bury, 1817 21; Henry R. Weed, 1822-29 ; John N. Campbell, 1831-64 ; J. McC. Blayney; James M. Ludlow, 1865-68 ; Walter D. Nicholas, 1880 to present time.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. (See pages 442, 443). Chapel on the corner of Pine and Lodge streets erected in 1865.
Pastors: John Chester, 1815-28; William B. Sprague, 1829-69; Anson J. Upson, 1870-80; James H. Ecob, 1881 to present time.
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THIRD PRESBYTERIAN (CLINTON SQUARE) CHURCH. Society organized February 5, 1817, by the union of a number of the members of the First Presbyterian church and of those of the Associate Reformed church. The first meeting-house on Montgomery sold to the Bethel society in 1844. Corner-stone of edifice on Clinton Square, junction of Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, laid July 29, 1844. Dedicated, December 3, 1845.
Pastors: Hooper Cumming, 1817-23; Joseph Hulbert, 1823-24; John Alburtiss, 1825-28; William H. Williams, 1828-30; William Lochead, 1831- 33; William James, 1834-35; Ezra A. Huntington, 1837-55; Ebenezer Hal- ley, 1855-75; Horace C. Stanton, 1877 to present time.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Incorporated, December 1, 1828. Church erected in 1829, on north side of Market (Broadway) Street, be- · tween Patroon and Wilson streets, and dedicated May 20, 1830. Demolished in 1865. Corner-stone of present edifice laid September 12, 1865. Dedicated September 18, 1866.
Pastors : Edward N. Kirk, 1829-35 ; Edward D. Allen, 1838-42 ; Sam- uel Fisher, 1843-46 ; Benjamin N. Martin, 1848-49 ; H. Mandeville, 1850-54; Samuel T. Seelye, 1855-63 ; Henry Darling, 1864-81; Charles Wood, 1881 to present time.
FIFTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Organized, December 5, 1831. First meetings held in the old city-hall.
Pastor : Alonzo Welton, 1832.
STATE STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. First trustees elected, October 16, 1860. Society organized March 28, 1861. Corner-stone of church, south side of State Street, between Dove and Swan streets, laid July 18, 1861. Dedicated October 12, 1862.
Pastors : Alexander Twombly, 1862-66 ; George C. Heckman, 1867-70 ; John James. 1872-76 ; John McC. Holmes, 1877 to present time.
SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Organized December 8, 1869, in Mis- sion Chapel of the Fourth Presbyterian church, No. 142 Second Street. Church on south side of Second Street, between Lark and North Swan streets, erected in 1871.
Pastors : A. H. Dean, 1870-73 ; William Durant, 1873-82; J. D. Coun- termine, 1882 to present time.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. (See page 429). Edifice on south side of Lancaster Street, west of Eagle, erected in 1860. Opened for services in January 1861. Old church building, corner of Chapel and Canal streets, sold March 5, 1861.
Pastors : John McDonald, 1801-19; James Martin, 1824-42 ; R. J. Ham- mond, 1843-44 ; Samuel F. Morrow, 1846 to present time.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. (See page 430).
Pastors : Andrew Wilson, 1802-07; John McJimsey, 1810-15 ; James Christie, 1823-29.
WEST END PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. House of worship, northeast cor- ner of New York Central Avenue and Third Street. Society organized June 3, 1878. Church dedicated, March 25, 1877.
Pastors : Robert Ennis, 1883 ; Oliver Hemstreet, 1883 to present time.
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SPRAGUE PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL. Corner-stone of building, on north- west corner. of State and Snipe (Lexington Avenue) streets, laid June 26, 1868. Dedicated, January 31, 1869.
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Meeting-house corner of Dallius and Bass streets.
Pastor : David Scott, 1837-40.
REFORMED PROTESTANT.
REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH. (See pages 53-57, 83, 84, 90, 91, 99, 104-107, 161, 164, 165, 174, 177, 178, 179, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 262, 279, 280, 282, 284, 296, 306, 332, 426, 434, 435, 448.)
Pastors : Johannes Megapolensis, jr., 1642-49 ; Gideon Schaets, 1652-91; Godefridus Dellius (colleague, 1683-91) 1692-99 ; Johannes Petrus Nucella, 1699-1700; Johannes Lydius, 1700-10; Petrus van Driessen, 1712-38; Cornelis van Schie, (colleague 1733-38,) 1738-44; Theodorus Frielinghuysen, 1746-59; Eilardus Westerlo, 1760-90; John Bassett, (colleague, 1787-90,) 1790-1804; (John B. Johnson, colleague 1796-1802,) John Melanchton Bradford, 1805-15; (John DeWitt, colleague, 1813-15.) May, 1815, separation of the members and the formation of the two societies known as the First and Second Re- formed Protestant Dutch churches.
FIRST REFORMED PROTESTANT (NORTH) DUTCH CHURCH. (See pages 426, 448.) May, 1815, separated from the government of the great consistory of the original church.
Pastors: John M. Bradford, 1815-20; John Ludlow, 1823-33; Thomas E. Vermilye, 1835-39; Duncan Kennedy, 1841-55; Ebenezer P. Rogers, 1856-62; Rufus W. Clark, 1862-83.
SECOND REFORMED PROTESTANT (SOUTH) DUTCH CHURCH. (See pages 434, 435,) May 1815, separated from the government of the great consistory of the original church. Known as the " Middle Church" after the erection of the Third Reformed church on the corner of Green and Ferry streets. Last services in the old church March 6, 1881. Edifice on northeast corner of Madison Avenue and Swan Street erected in 1881.
Pastors : John DeWitt, 1815-23 ; Isaac Ferris, 1824-36 ; Isaac N. Wyck- off, 1836-65 ; Joachim Elmendorf, 1865-72; Dwight K. Bartlett, 1874-81 ; Wesley R. Davis, 1882 to present time.
THIRD REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH. Organized, December 19, 1834. First service held in the Reformed Presbyterian church in Wes- terlo Street, December 7, 1834. Corner-stone of edifice, on northeast corner of Green and Ferry streets, laid April 20, 1837. Building burned September 28, 1841. New church erected on its site in 1842.
Pastors : Edwin Holmes, 1835-40; William H. Campbell, 1841-48 ; Rutgers Van Brunt, 1848-49 ; William H. Halloway, 1849-53 ; Alexander Dickson, 1853-59 ; William H. Miller, 1862-63 ; William Bailey, 1863-67 ; J. Searls, 1868-70 ; E. Van Slyke, 1872; D. K. Van Doren, 1873-74 ; J. B. Campbell, 1876-82 ; Edwin F. See, 1883 to present time.
FOURTH REFORMED PROTESTANT (GERMAN) CHURCH. Schuyler Street, below South Pearl Street.
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Pastors : H. Schnellendruessler, 1858-64 ; J. F. Neef, 1866 to present time.
HOLLAND REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH. Organized November 6, 1859. Building corner Orange and Chapel streets. Pastors : William A. Hubolt, 1863-64 ; P. B. Bahler, 1866 ; William A. Hubolt, 1872 ; A. Zwemer, 1874-76 ; C. Criekard, 1877-78 ; H. K. Boer, 1880 to present time.
DUDLEY REFORMED PROTESTANT CHURCH. £ Corner-stone of edifice erected on the south side of Lancaster Street, between Hawk and Swain streets, laid October 29, 1860. Church sold to St. Paul's Episcopal con- gregation in 1862.
Pastor : Alexander Dickson, 1860-61.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. (See page 475).
Bishops of the Roman Catholic diocese of Albany : Right Rev. John McCloskey, installed September 19, 1847, continued in charge till 1864 ; Right Rev. John J. Conroy, installed, October 15, 1865 ; Right Rev. Francis McNierney, installed, April 21, 1872. Edgar P. Wadhams, rector, 1853-71 ; John Walsh, 1882 to present time. John J. Hanlon and Richard H. Gahan, assistant priests, 1884.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH. (See pages 422 and 423). Old edifice on Pine Street, between Barrack and Lodge streets, demolished September, 1829. Corner-stone laid, October 13, 1829. Church opened for service, August 29, 1830. Building demolished, April, 1867. Corner-stone laid, August 11, 1867. Dedicated March 14, 1869.
Priests : Matthew O'Brien, 1779 ; James Burke, 1808 ; Paul McQuade, 1813 ; - Brennan, 1825; -- Savage, 1826-27 ; Charles Smith, 1829-35; J. A. Schneller, 1836-47 ; Thomas A. Kyle, 1848-49 ; Thomas Doran, 1851-66 ; C. A. Walworth, 1867 to present time.
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. Incorporated, July 23, 1838. Church on Herkimer Street in 1838. Afterward corner of Ferry and Dallius streets.
Priests : John Kelly, 1838; James McDonough, 1844-47; P. McClosky, 1847-61 ; C. Fitzpatrick, 1862-67 ; E. Bayard, 1867-73 ; John Walsh, 1874- 81 ; James Ludden, 1882 to present time.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS. (German). Corner-stone of building, on the corner of Hamilton and Philip streets, laid May 12, 1850. Dedicated, November 23, 1851.
Priests : Theodore Noethen, 1850-78; Joseph Ottenhues, 1880 to present time.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH. (See page 478). Edifice on corner of Ten Broeck and Second streets.
Priests. John J. Conroy, 1845-65; T. M. A. Burke, 1866 to present time.
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH. Corner-stone of building erected on northwest corner of Bowery (Central Avenue), corner of Perry Street, laid December 2, 1866. Dedicated, August 30, 1868.
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Priests: A. McGeough, 1859-64; Felix McGinn, 1865-71; P. J. Smith, 1874 to present time.
ST. ANN'S CHURCH. Corner-stone of building on northwest corner of Nucella (Fourth Avenue) and Franklin streets laid July 28, 1867. Dedicated, December 20, 1868.
Priests: Thomas Doran, 1867-80; Edward A. Terry, 1881 to present time.
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF ANGELS. (German). Corner-stone of building on northeast corner of Robin Street and Central Avenue laid November 29, 1868.
Priests: Francis Neubauer, 1869-77; Pius Kotterer, 1878-79; Maurice Bierl, 1880-83; Cæsar Cucchiarini, 1883 to present time.
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION. Building on the north side of Hamilton Street, between Grand and Fulton streets, purchased from the First Baptist African Society. Dedicated, December 12, 1869.
Priests: M. LaPorte, 1870-72; M. Dugas, 1873; C. M. Lesage, 1875-76; P. O. Renand, 1877; Joseph Brouillet, 1878-81. Clovis Thirbault, 1882-83; G. Hulberdaull, 1883 to present time.
CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART. Edifice northwest corner of Walter and North Second streets. Organized August 5, 1874. First services held in the chapel on Erie Street. Corner-stone laid August 27, 1876. Dedicated, May 23, 1880.
Priest : Frank J. Maguire, 1874 to present time.
CHURCH OF OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS. (German). Corner-stone of church No. 72 Second Avenue, laid June 27, 1880.
Priests: S. A. Preisser, 1876-83; I. H. Cluever, 1883 to present time.
SECOND ADVENT.
SECOND ADVENT SOCIETY. Meetings in 1851 held in Blunt's building, corner of State and South Pearl streets. In 1852, in Rechabite Hall, No. 77 State Street.
Pastors: J. D. Ross, 1858-59; William Wilson, 1862-64.
UNITARIAN.
FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY. First services held in the capitol in 1830. Incorporated November 29, 1842. In 1843, services held in Blunt's build- ing, corner of State and South Pearl streets. Afterward in Rechabite Hall, corner of State and North Pearl streets. Society purchased Methodist church in Division Street. Sold in 1869.
Pastors : W. H. Lord, 1844 ; Henry F. Harrington, 1845-47; Orville Dewey, 1849 ; George F. Simmons, 1853-55 ; A. D. Mayo, 1856-63 ; Charles G. Ames, 1865 ; H. C. Leonard, 1866-68.
FIRST UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY. First meetings held in 1824 in Masonic lodge-room on Washington Street. Meeting-house erected in 1829 on Herki- mer Street, between Green and Franklin streets. Dedicated, October 11, 1829. Incorporated, March 23, 1830. Corner-stone of church, erected on Green Street, laid July 25, 1833.
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Pastors : W. S. Balch, 1830; Isaac D. Williamson, 1830-37 ; Stephen R. Smith, 1837-42 ; S. B. Britton, 1842-43 ; L. B. Mason, 1843-45 ; S. B. Britton, 1846-47 ; R. P. Amber, 1847-48 ; W. H. Waggoner, 1848-50 ; O. D. Miller, 1851 ; A. A. Thayer, 1852-54 ; J. E. Pomfret, 1858-59 ; James Pettit, 1861; DeForest Porter, 1862.
SECOND UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY. Meetings held in 1834 in a building on Westerlo Street.
UNDENOMINATIONAL.
BETHEL CHURCH. Society for watermen, organized in vestry-room of St. Peter's church, January 31, 1840. Incorporated June 16, 1840. Third Presbyterian church in Montgomery street bought in 1844 and used by the society.
Pastors : T. R. Rawson, 1840 ; John H. Miles, 1843-50.
NEWSPAPERS.
1771. November. The Albany Gazette. Alexander and James Robert- son, publishers. Weekly. Discontinued about 1776.
1782 Monday, June 3. The New York Gazetteer, or Northern Intelli-
gencer. Weekly. Balentine & Webster, publishers.
1784. Friday, May 28. The Albany Gazette. Weekly. Charles R. Webster, publisher. 1789. May 25. Semi-weekly. Discontinued, April 14, 1845.
1788. January 26. The Albany Journal, or Montgomery, Washington & Columbia Intelligencer. Semi-weekly. Charles R. & George Webster & Company, publishers. Discontinued, May 25, 1789.
February 11. The Federal Herald. Weekly. Claxton & Babcock. The Albany Register. Weekly. Robert Barber. Revived in 1818 by Israel W. Clark.
1796. November. The Chronicle. John McDonald. Discontinued in 1799 .*
1797. The Albany Centinel. Loring Andrews. Afterward by Whit- ing, Backus & Whiting. November 10, 1806, discontinued.
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